Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The County Court House
- A New Walk
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Rowntree Park
- Crest of York St John College
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Railway Station
- Royal Station Hotel
- Medieval Prisons
- First World War Memorial